Pasta with honey roasted tomatoes and herbed breadcrumbs
date: 2012-09-16 time: 20:06:10
Pasta with Honey Roasted Tomatoes and Herbed Breadcrumbs (serves 4)
16 cherry tomatoes, halved
3 cloves peeled garlic
2 tbsp honey/maple syrup
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp thyme leaves
1 tbsp red chili flakes
salt and pepper to taste
400 g spaghetti (or four servings)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 dl (½ cup) breadcrumbs
1 tbsp parsley
1 tsp thyme leaves
1 clove garlic
grated parmesan to serve
Preheat the oven to 150 C (300 F). Line a tray with baking sheet and place tomatoes cut side up and garlic. Mix together honey, olive oil, thyme, chili, salt and pepper. Drizzle over the tomatoes and bake for 3-4 hours until tomatoes are half dried. Baste once in a while during this time. Blend half the tomatoes and any leftover juices on baking tray. In the mean time, prepare pasta according to manufacturer's directions and set aside. In a frying pan, heat olive oil. Add to it breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme and garlic. Keep stirring till golden. Toss the cooked pasta with the blended roasted tomatoes and herbed bread crumbs. Serve with the remaining whole roasted tomatoes and grated parmesan.
Recipe from this blog.